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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14
Cadet Matthews Drowned

Scarcely had the news reached the
city Yesterday that Cadet Heard was
dead, when IA telephone message came
that Cadet w. l. Matthews. of Biz.
mingham, had drov ned at the Ilosrit-
al boat house, just above University
Shoals. a Gazette reporter jumped
in II buggy, drove out aud found the
report 100 true. Young Matthc VS.. ac-
companicd 10y about a dozen comrades
had gone to ,he river 10 go IN swim.
ming. Several Of them got in a boat
and went up the river a piece and
Jumped in to swim down. leaving the
boat to DRIFT back with the current
After swimming awhile his compan
ions saw that he was getting weary
and asked him if he needed any help,
to which he replied in the negative,
They went to his assistance any way.
but before they reached him he was
exhausted. Cadet Booth caught hin
and was carried undor once. aud GA
Diet Dent went under twice in his Of
fort to S his drowning friend
Young Matthews was said to be q no
BILE hoy, and his death is UNIVERSAL!
regretted by all.
Ills body could not he recovered
yesterday, although every effort wa
put forth.-Tuscaloosa Gazette.
Cadet Dent, mentioned above, is Mr.
Will Dent Of Macon. Mrs, Dent has
very feeling letter from the grie
stricken mother, in which she say
that she will always cherish a mother
affection for Will for his noble effort Il
save the life Of her son.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14
III, RC,c,S iS unlor tho mnrcssinu

The BEACON is under the impression
that the occasional criticisms OF the
Press OH the President is only strength
ening the necessity for his renomina-
ton, and even il the President is real
ly reluctant TO accept the honor tor Il
second time, Il will almost be forced
upon him, by the press of public opin-
ion, and that will come in a measure
IRON all parties. This will make him
doubly available, and availability is e
great factor in our Presidential elec.
lions. Ii will be useless 10 say he fa
vors, to a great extopt, that branch Of
the Republican party known as Mug
wumps, 81 long as his emocracy is
unassailablc. These complaints gener-
ally come from disappointed Office
seekers, for whom the public have no
sympathy, and whose mu'tcrings will
be disrcgarded by the people as they
have been by the President. The lat.
ter has made mistakes, no doubt, bu,
these mistakes are covered by the
broad statesman hip that evidently
aims ct the good of the whole country.
II seems to be a settled conviction
which no surface agitation eau shake,
that Cleveland will be his own success.
sor unless he percmptorily declines
the nomination. Such q nomination,
In connection with that of Mr.. Lamar
for Vice President, would sweep the
whole country, North aud South.
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Swiss Embr0ide.
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Linens and
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Death of Roderlck Gambrell.

On the night of May s, Eodcr'ck
Gambrell, editor of the Sword and
Shield. was killed on the iron bridge
on Capitol Street in Jackson, and the
verdict of tho Coroncr's Jury was that
he came to his death at the hands OF
.Joues S. Hamilton aud abettors, one
iurvman dissenting aud charging Ham
ilton alone with the killing The lat
Tor had been violently assailed by
Gainbrcn ia tho Sword: and Ghicld,
which was opposed to lIamilton's re-
election TO the State Senate. From
the testimony of witnesses already
published, there can be no doubt that
Gambrcll was alone, and was attacked
by several parties, and from different
directions. Jones S. Hamilton, Minis
Eubanks, Albrccht, Figures, and a ne
gro uamcd Hardy, Hamillon's driver,
are all under arrest. Eubanks will be
brought before Judge Pc!ton, OF the
Supreme Court. under u writ OF habc-
as corpus next Monday.
II seems TO be a custom with the
| State Journals TO call my case of Kill
ling, however aggravated its charac'
ter, a."diMculty," and to add, that the!
withhold their comments until after
a judicial investigation" II is time
these matters were treated II llttlt
less gingcrly. Perhaps a majority oI
these "dificulties' are nothing les
than assassinations. The late TRACED!
at Jackson was one for which there
was no necessity, and for which onl!
one party was responsible. The pro
vocation cannot justify it even if thu
structures Oh the living actor were un
necessarily severe, The circumstance
preceding the lamentable killing o
Gambrcll, and the evidence so tar pub
Ilishcd have an ugly look for the par
ties who are now defendants on
charge of murder. 1t is to be hope
thnt 4 thorough sitting Of all the cir
: cunstances a"nteredant to the act, al,
the real facts of lis preparation ma,
be made plain, and not mystifod b.
; my OF those misleading tactics 80 con
mon in our criminal trials; then an
; only then, should the defendants b
eXoneratcd. can we think Othcrwis
than the killing was Intentional, an
not provoked by the dead editor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

A bill similar to tho Alien landlords
bill passed at the recent session OfCon-
grcss is pending in the Illinois Legis|a-
ture. 1t provides tina: hereafter
aliens shall not be allowed TO buy land
in that State until they shall have de-
clared their intention TO become citi-
Gems; that unless they shall become cit
izens within six years their lands shall
revert to the State. and that all aliens
nov holding lands in Illinois must be-
come citizens within three years.
The law of Congress is good, and
the States would all do well to pass a
similar measure. Bat a statement in
an exchange that there are employed
in the departments Mt Washington q
rumber of persons of foreign bir'l
who IRE not citizens of the United
States, and who have never declared
their intentions to become such, sug.
gesis that Congress would do we'll &c
pass Il law forbi iding such a custom
1t is more offensive than alien land
lor6ism.-Clarion
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

In an editorial in Wednesdays issue
Of the Picayune, III the Jackson TRACE
dy, that Journal uses the following Ian
guagc:
But hi. killing Of this brave youth,
whatever may bave been the wrong
ne committed, under the present lights
OF the testimony, is, to say the least,
no credit to the State, and unless some
better phases raj be put upon il bv
The most solid testimony, the world
will take no further stock in the chiv.
airy Of Mississippi.
the Picogune. to its credit, is gcner-
ally ou,spokcn in its condemnation Of
such acts as tho one alluded to above,
nut has il not a fresh recollection of
the killing OF Cap Murphcy under SIM
liar circumstances in Its wi city, aud
should not the same remarks apply to
the chivalry OF Louisiana, ven though
the parties were convicted The
rl:vsIry of q State is not represented
by one man or one act of his, nor even
by q few journals which attempt to
iuslify au aci OF such q character, as
that of many which Too frequently &c.
cur in every State of the Union.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

The Chanccry Court has at last
dragged its slow length through the
OF business that awaited is
adjudication at this term. some in
portant cases Of long standing on the
docket were disposed of, so far ms the
Jurisdiction of this Court extends.
One case, at least, in which n decree
was rendered in favor of the plain
tiff, will be carried to the Court OF last
resort.
The Chancellor presidcs cum digni-
tatum eSse, which might, perhaps, be
slightly improved by the cessation of
thnt inccssant chewing. He is unlike
Judge Rogers in IL respect-whcn
he says anything, he is distinct.
~ heard, aud he makes both lawyer
and liligant believe, wen when he de-
rides adversely to them, that such is
the law. or at least, that is his opinion.
just before the argument of counse',
that was supposed would be lengthy,
his Honor remarked that the general
rule was, that when q lawyer under.
stood his case he knew what he want
ed to say, and could say it in Icw
words, but when he did not know
what he wanted to say, it took him Il
long time to tell what he didn't know.
The dispositions in some cases were cx-
cecdingly columinous and wcarysome
to the Court, and apparently might
have been considerably condensed.
In the cross examination it looked
sometimes Ia if ii was intended to
worry and confuse the drponcht, and
render his testimony OF TO effect.
BIT lawyers are Il breezy set, and II
anything Ike perfection is expected OF
them, the expcctant will be badly left.
O%NLoOKER.
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The death of Mrs. Addie Poindcxter

The death Of Mrs. Addie Poindcxter
which occurred yesterday at West
Point ut the residence of her brother,
DIR. q. Z. Brothers, will cause a deep
feeling of pain and regret IN our com.
munity where she wac widely known
aud esteemed for her many rare Intel.
lcctual gifts aud sweetness Of disposi.
ton, that charmed the old and Young
alike. She has bceua patient and re-
signed sufferer for many weary months
and siuce the accidental death OF her
only and dearly loved con, Shack. she
has bccs gradually sinking, and now
her cad and brave heart IL Al rest. and
her split has fed away rejoicing no
doubt to follow those she loved and
lopged for. A pobler, better, bravcr
woman never lived or died. God has
led her .tep by stcp through suffering
aud trial 70 inst blessed rel TINT re-
s,siusth for the people Of God.--Co
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

The c is something Illuminating in
the abjccl ,oadyism OF some who call
themselves Americans, when a person
with a title condesccnds to visit ts
Thc queen of lle Sandwich islands
who rules ovcr a few thousand tawny
rolored natives, and almost as many
lcpcrs, whose rcalmn i, distinguished
fr nothing particular except a re-
markable volcano, has been ieted and
.l0bbcrcd over az if she was q Semir-
amis or Elizabeth. If n social trap is
baitea with a title, American society
goes wild. and all manhood and wo-
manhood seems 20 be degraded in the
effort to a%pothcosize an ordinary indi'
viluai into a dcmi-god or goddess,
OF curse the representative 0fa Gov
crnmcnt. however Insignificant, shoult
ne respectfully treated and h0nored
bu, not made The subject OF a disgrace
FIJI Bringing 10 what has the name
but not the essence of royalty.
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Towels, Ginglams
and Domestic,
and Crinkles,
Dress Goods,

Since inserting the communication
id our last issue about Cot, Drake, we
have had several inquiries about him.
We have only q limited knowledge of
his career, but We know he made a
reputation as Il patriot that deserves
to be perpctuated. Col. Jabez Drake
was a sou II Col. Nicely Drake, OF the
Clittonyille neigl borhood, and son in
law of Mr.. Geo. W. Chairman. lie has
two sisters, Mrs, +. IL. Dantzler and
Mrs. w. +. Rife and two sons, Jabez
aud Murray, now living in this coun-
~. Col, Drake was raised from early
boyhood in this county, had only 3
good common school education, but
was n n,tural born soldier, and arose
from the ranks by his unaided efforts,
to be the Col. OF the S3d Miss. Reg, as
he had no high official friends TO aid
him. lie came from good fighting
stock, as his ancestors were Of the
same family as the famous Admiral
Drake OF the English navy.
Our correspondent was mistaken in
stating that Noxubee had only two
Colonies, Drake and Footc. Or. A. E.
Fan; was Col. of the 9th Miss. Nolun-
, ;,er-, and was As brave = soldier as
even faced the enemy.
We hope that in the near future our
county will do US many others have
done, aud erect monument to pcrpet.
uatc the memory of the brave soldiers
who went forth at the call ot their
| State, and gave up their lives for what
they deemed the right, aud now sleep
on SO many battle fields, and with not
a stone to mark their resting place.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

The dcnd body of old Sarah, nm In.
dian woman, was found floating in Su.
carnochee creek Oh the 2nd inst, two
miles below Brittain's LANYARD The
supposition is that she was murdered,
but there Is no direct evidence against
anyone. She left home that morning
to go 10 the house of her s~0n-in-law
and was not seen again until she wac
found dead late in tho evening. An
inquest was held and DIR. II. 4. Walk.
er, of Dekalb, made an examination OF
the body, and found bruises on The
forehead made by u blunt instrument
which must have caused her DEATH
Srcoha Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

We observe from the Macon papers
that Hon. j. S. Madison of Brook svillc
will be u candidate for rc-clcction to
she Legislature from Noxubee County.
Mr.. Madison Is q man Of sound judg-
meut aud exceedingly conscientious
in the discharge Of his official duties.
lie. Is too, a true friend. Of. the: peo.
pie and was always found in opposi-
linn TO extravaganza appropriations,
The farmers and business men Of the
State will have in him q Jealous adyo
cate and the iobbers and ringstors an
incorporating enemy. -.
We hope he may be elected and II
40 we know no will find his place IN
the "Wool Hat" band whose members
will most certainly be- largely aug
mcatcd 10 the next legislature, II the
signs OF the times mean anything
CLickasaw Messenger.
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SHERIfF's SALE.
The state Of Nississinui,
Npxuhec County.
G. l.. Amcs, !

No. 10. ". Execution,
Jim Holmes alias lin Ward
BY virtue of the above stated writ direct.
ed 10 n,e from the office of Jno. A, tyson.
Clerk Of The Circuit Court of said County, l
viii OH
Monday, the 6 day Of June, 1887,
n Tue Court IIopse e said County. within
lega hours, sell by auction to the highe.t
bidder for cash, the following property,
whith has been lavied on by me as the pro.
perry of said defendant, ami will be sol 10
sitif said writ and all costs. tO.wit: Por.
ii 'nof Lots 3 and 1 of See. ., 4 IA, r. II y
andlyIng north Of what was once John 1
s, otrd's land, which be owned in 1855 in
saidlots and commencing at the Lortl,.e Isl
cor,er Of said StOckards, whica Is 8 chains
anJHN links from the southeast corner Of
Of sid lot 3 and running north 5 chains pnd
90 Inks, thence west to the western line NJ
sad lot 4; theuce south TO the northwest
c0rter Of said St0ckards land. the nee east
to tlc beginning, containing % acres, more
or lbs (; said land being the land conveyed
by glaus h Brother to James Ward A per
deed recorded In Deed Book Number 90
pag{46-west half Of lot 8 In Section Il
Township Il, Range II n. A certain lot in
fractional block No. Is. In the town OF Mn.
cor, doscribed As follows beginning M !
stukt - feet west Of the northeast corner n,
said fractional block No. IL, on South stree,
tbsnf running southwark on n line parsI'
lei With Washington Street to the Noyubee
Rivet thence westward up the bank of said
Bivetto Ellis Twecdy's. lot, thence rnn.
Mag prthwsrJ along said Tweedy's east
line Y south street aud thence EASTWARD
along bid sonth street 10 beginning point
ell tbdabove lands lying ~ Noxubee Couu,
", NH. n. N. ROGERS
ms!t1" sbtria.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

Last Sunday morning Mr.. Dock Watt
who lives . short distance froir Binns.
yillc and Just over the line Of Kcmpcr
and Sumter. had the terrible misfor-
tune to have his dwelling destroyed by
fire, together with all his household
goods. Tho Dire originated in the
Kitchen while Mr.. Watt WAS absent
and there was no u near enough TO
reuder any assistance. -ScOoba Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

Earthquakes have no respect for
boundary lines. The late shocks in
Mexico crossed the Rio Grandc at EI
Taso. caused considerable destruction
in Arizona, and was last heard from
ut Portland, Oregon. II is said Two
volcanoes have broken out in its path
which are 10 be made the subjects Of
investigation.
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-1 Gl Ofmg VIII FD Maintain Ou Already Established Reputation Being tic tic um= u~ ~ D D~s%

Gov. Lowry, on the 5tl, approved
the act passed on the dag before the
last Legislature adjourned, entitled
"An act to require the Auditor and
Treasurer 10 publish monthly state.
ments of accounts. and for other pur.
poses" The publication referred TO
is that of the receipts and disbuisc-
nients of all public moneys. Clarion,
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NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

The State Of Mississippi,
NoXubee County.
No. 1904 ". saii rnur,v
o. 5. Coleman. 1'
To o S. Coleman -
An attachment at the suit of Leinkanf h
Strauss, against your estate, for Nine Hun
bred and Sixty Dollars. returnablc before
the Circuit Court Of said County, bias been
executed, and is now pending in said Court ;
and unless You appear before said Court
on the
3rd Monday Of August. 1887,
and plead to said action. Judgment will be
entered, and the estate attached will be sold.
Witness my hand ard official seal, this
May 9Th, 1887.
JOHN A. TYSON,
may1-it. Circuit Clerk.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

Judge Scll0onmaker, II OF the III
terstate Commerce Commissioners, is
in favor o disappearing, altogether, the
long and short haul section of the blu,
whose provisions the commission have
in charge. This section is one of its
main features, and created moro dis
cussion than all the other portions.
II The commission have such power,
we may expect the whole bill to be so
comasculated as not to retain any of
its prominent provisions, and the
whole measure will prove a failure.
The experiment, however, will prove
q troublesome aud costly one, with nc
such accruing advantages as were pre-
iicted by its advocates. The compiled.
tons already. operating would. puzzle
The most astuhe railroad lawyers to al.
lust.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

There have been 10 now develop
ments since last week In regard TO the
Ship Island Railroad, The WORK Of
the grading is steadily going in In the
vicinity OF Red Creek, bui The great
terminus has not yet matcrialired, :
Coast Beacon.
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ParasCls,
Gloves, &c.,
Hosiery,
Fans,
Notice

l. hereby given that the scmi-annu'
al examinations provided for in Sec
tlon "A, school law OF 1886. Will be
held Il my office N Macon as follows :
Or the first Saturday in May Tor
uhit, and on the second SATURDAY, Tor
coloed applicants. said examinations
to ,egin Mt s O'Clock and continue
through the day.
Those wishing to teach during INC
sumner, who have not been granted
certificates, aud those who may wish
to ,e examined for certificates of q
higler grade than they now hold,
should apply on the days above nam
ed.
~ m action of the county school
Bard At its last meeting, the summer
TEN of schools will he opened june
Is. and continue until september 30tl
Intrusive. T.. A. PACE,
Macon, Miss. Apl. 8, 81, Supt.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

When the stomach lacks vigor and
regularity there will be tIatulencc,
heartburn, nausea, sick headache, ner.
vousness. use Dr. J ii. MrLcan's
strengthening Cordial end Blood Pu-
rifcr, 10 give tone and regularity TO
the stomach.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

Astronomers tel liz that the star
BETA " Cassiopeia will make its ap.
pearance this month. 1t was first seen
we believe. in 1862, when il outshone
all the stars of the first magnitude,
and after some months faded and en-
tirely disappeared. 1t was then
thought to lie the star OF Bethlehem.
The constellation Casscopeia is now
low in the north early in the evening,
and can scarcely be seen until late in
the night. The Pole star is abou,
cqui.distant from this constellation
aud Ursa Major or the Great Bear are
exactly between them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

We would like to know when the
hattl OF onuuh viii end. 1t was com
inenctd in Ami Domini 1862, and
they have been Sighting il ever since -
on paper. Ii is the most s%tubbornly
contested battle on record.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

The effect of prohibition in Iowa is
that signs appear Oh numerous sispi-
cious looking shanties in the back
country, reading: 'Druck Sto,"
"Drog Stoaer." "Drugg Slower" etc.
The injury lone the English language
alone by prohibition will be felt by the
people OF that State tor ut least fifty
years.-Detroit Free Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

The representative Of the BEACON
was prevented by circumstances not
under his control" from attending the
meeting OF the Press Convention at
Meridian this week.
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At Cost.

10 Fcd''cc my stock OF miscellaneous
" oocss, WV sell them for cost, for cush
only, for the uexl 80 DAYS.
W. 7. FERRIS.
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NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

The State Of Mississippi,
NoNubee County.
J. II. Duke aud Ruehen
Chapman, Executor Of
the estate of +. L. Sned- In the Circuit
ecor, deceased. Court of said
No. 1851 VS.. County.
George NJ. Blocker and
Bette y. Blocker.
To George NJ. Blocker and Bette ". Block
cr -
An attachment at the suit of j. II. Duke
and Rueben Chapman. Executor Of the Es-
tate Of +. =. Sncdccor. deceased, against
Your estate, for Two Hundred and Seventy
niue aud 91-l00 Dollars, re,urnable before
the Circuit Court OF said County, has been
executed and is now pending in said Court /;
and unless YOU appear before said Court Oh
the
Ord Monday Of August, 1887,
and plead to said action, Judgment will be
entered, and the estate attached will be
sold. JOHN a. TYSON,
may7.it Clerk.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

A sort OF lethargy sometimes takes
possession Of the kidneys aud bladder:
they should be promptly stimulated
To- healthy action by the use Of DR.. J.
II. Mclean. Liver aud Kidney Balm.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

The Grandtst! The Greatest! The
Best. There is nothing like it. II
never fails. Cuban Chill Tonic, the
great West indies Fever and Ague
Remedy. introduced in this country
from Cuba, cures Chills and Fever, Bill
lousness ana Liver Complaint every
time, Try it, it will save your lie,
Sold only by rs Murphey.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

whsn ,oa are coDsiipated with loss
al appetite. headache, take DR. J. n.
Mclean. LATHE Liver and kidpey
piilsss. they are pleasast 10 take and
viii cur, you. - ceats : vial.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14
BY p. T. r RIS.
Saturday, May ID. 1887.

The Vicksburg Herald has the poem
read At the Cemetery at the Dccora-
ration, credited to Wm, Wood.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-14

A writcr says that Dress is womanS
.conundrum." II Is TO be hoped that
she will not give it up.
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WARRANT LOST.

Notice is hereby given thai School War.
rant No. 10 issued March 10, 1901, IN mNOr
Of Enm. Foote for $500, has been lost or
misIaid, and all persons are hereby warned
not to trade Tor same. Application will be
made for issuance Of duplicate warrant.
may7-lt GEO TOLlVER.